Jessie

“Variant of Jessica — Possibly related to seeing or beholding” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #824 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Jessie holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#824 in 2025). About 170,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. About 70% of babies named Jessie in recent years have been girls.

Around the world: about 1 in 900 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,900 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jessies

Jessie J — English singer (born 1988)
Jessie Buckley — Irish actress, singer and songwriter
Jessie Ware — British singer
Jessie Diggins — US-American cross-country skier
Jessie Fleming — Canadian soccer player

In stories & tradition

Jessie — Toy Story 2 · Toy Story 3
Jessie Anderson — The Walking Dead
Jessie Spano — Saved by the Bell · Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style

What Jessies become

Among 676 notable people named Jessie:

Entertainers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jessie J, English singer (born 1988).

Similar names: Jessi · Liza · Jesse · Keziah · Janie · Johanna

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